University of South Carolina Libraries
VOLUME XXXIV. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1918. NUMBER 11 BULGARIA MEETL OF ALLII First of Central Powers Gives In. TURKEY MAY FOLLOW SOON With -Bulgaria Out of the War and Turkey Cut Off from Communication with Central Powers Early Capitula. tioin of Turkey May be Expeeted. Allied Arms Win on All Fronts. (Associated Press, Oct. 1.), Bulgaria Is definitely out of the war n(d Tu rkey vir tually cut off from communication with her allies and ler armies in Palestine almost annih ilated, likely soon will be forced to sue for a cessation of hostilities against her. Meanwhile the ciientle allied forces from ilelgiu in to Verdilna on six bat tie fronts are registering victory af ter victory over the Teutonic aims and the enefy front almost every where is crumbling, notwithstanding the desperate resistance that. is being offered on various sectors. Seeinz 'eventiual defeat staring her in the face through the swift prog ress of Serbian, italian, Bitishli, Greek and French troops in the re claiming of Serbia and the invasion of Hulgarian territory, the Bfulghrs begged for an armistice, reserving to themselves no conditions. All the territory now held by King Ferdi nand's mien is to be evacuated; the Bulgarian army Is to be Immediately demobolized and all means of trans port inside the kingdom, even along the Danube, is to be given over into allied hands. Thus in addition to the isolation of Turkey tlie back door to a direc. ii vasloin of Aisria-liluingary is flung wide opel to the allies and dloubtliess tle tlme 1111vF not fa rl distant, wheni anl ad vante 1 of\ I thet hull will be kliell Ito thle new," avnue togh which Hic (.114-11y cian e icachd. With tre de the Auitiro'-iiungaians iln Atbania. filnl , il e U it h e ia d w e is :-co plihed the allios wvill have webid an iron s110ii-circle abiout the contralepower: from the llack Sea to the N.- th Sea. Viewin 1t sillation in llt . t s i 3 p(ets thl; 111v of$ ( the greal offen s e in ilgimn and l-'rane : t hli lot ting Isoui of h war. zonea flI14 in the-il ks : .11 il!en "in ofh il t of the afrom itliterourl.;4 withl Gvrlinany, and Aut, tria-llun1giyary, fxcept by the - lo.n rouilht(hrolugh1 the Caulasuis aid souith erni-' lissia an d thv st eady gains that aire being utea by fite allies I in ak ing Rlussia oc ml ore a facrlor In hIe strugggle--lhe darkest days of the warit seemingly' illre faed by the Altstro liiinnariaionli i eljo.etesI Alehoigh it ihadt been roally anr the IltIle Fren lell arnei ofa ' after thte Gtermans1 who are known to have beeni tlghinbg wIt h thle Tulgarnians in thiis region)1 act Ing as rear1 gu ards. On all tile sectors I uder attack fromi IHelgian Fla nders 14) the region of VerdunI I t' German11 i front in grad ually beninlg boack unider' the vio lence oif the attacks of Ithe titishi, Amerlnic , Frenichadli ( eigianus. In Ii(lkinnI till advanice of the troops of K\ing Albhert anld of F'iel d Ma rshiaI Ia ig have proceeded so) (leepily east ward1 that Germnaniy'; submI~artine baises On thle North' Nat:11 ar in leopardl~y ltough lie im p iding CIutling of thie liines of 11ous1 Messines-WVytschnet'e ridge has~ been (aptutredl andl thi allied guns dominate the plains beyond. Bo0th Menin and Rlouiers roport rafi roadl junietion points for the suppiily of the German armies north andl sonth are virtually in the hands of tihe Brit ish and Hlgianst, and seemlingly soon muist tall. From Catmbral to St. Quentin the Ult isht and Americans again have dhe hivered successfully hard smashes agin~Ilst thie Germn It rong points all along the front, includhing the remain lug nortina f the n1h1 Iiindnhurg TERMS ID GOVERNMENTS line. The Germans here are offering most strenuous resistance and in counter attacks are compelling the British on one or two sectors to with draw for slight distances. The Brit ish are in the process of cleaning ill) the town of 'Cambrail having penetrated its suburbs from the northeast and southwest. In the region of St. Quentin Where the Americans are fighting with the British, the old Ilundenburg line has been cut and penetrated to a depth of three miles over a front of eight miles. In conjunction with tile operations of the French northeast of Soissons, Ihe Germans have hegunl the evlcua I ioll of tile Chenin-des-Dlames the lrelnch now holding half of this fa mous defensive position, Likewise, there is anm indieation that the enemy intends to give ttup tie remaining pos 1011s ield by hin along the Vesle to 11theimls. fi Champagne tile Frelich troops west of the Argonne forest every where are pressing forward and Ilike wise to the east of this position tile Alericans ar moving northward in unison. Already the big forest Is vir litally outflanked and apparently sooll will be made a part of the Franco American line. From the St. .imihiei sector the Americans are heavily bom barding enemy troop trains which are being hurried to tile front. Reports from Amsterdam are to the effect that Enperor William has ae teped the resignation of Count von H ertling and Admiral von Ilintze re spectively imperial German chancellor and foreign minister. l'110(M11.\31 OF 11031E S-RVl('I Instiflttle of Aitericanllt 11e1 Cross to Open Nikt 31onday with Address by W. H. ('oulrsen. The in1stitutle to) trainl lilone ser1vice wvor1kers for he, the l(l Closs will open on lilt, ve li' f OcIlo lr ti h,. with ial le l r y \\'. . 1i. UColi*S1en, a . ill lcd director. .\. 1'. C.. ilt Dailp vier. 1 1h" I ' the public i s in ial. 10 ii) Il (ii I livs' T hinstitue is ) to l Six weelks; nd the i , e i ni r ''0 ll to be \ atnnlii1 outu I i - (r. The- 'Ie . tii' n w.lldqql'k I .~-h 'Oil IS i r of Allt' I tlatM 1, ily - l. r t11 he , fs I t v'to eek 1an n')1 tI ftld I he. Se m t I I "1Th f Nson'ia l'ife",. "Th. \l elhods of Illo S-;i ic " C(hibd \\Tlfavfe", .1)Inn e u a timn f Cripphl s" ('tos - 1h-. n to follow :a . r1 fin ton cIrI.. will bI; Th. Wr.. Rhi Ihr tanc by, Mr. A. C.Tid ; ". -niE Tonsilad i MTs. lh".y h r . I. VI. ii i(he'3's: "The FJi' a'itl Cisdreanc Mis4 Ailli gn.\e, ThroighJ1 0.he "ud lgt", by .\iso (ray: "Social Det'ices." by Dr. Nltles: ". le o and Its I mllpor4 ' (i tce", by l'. Sullivan t11111 ir. Thoue who1 hav enitrolled to take'th 'ourte tate .S Fra'nktitdetle, Sandy Springs; Talin Cas, oa .\rs Wlict atn. Owings; AIrs~ . Thiosi ran opot; .\Ilrs. ot Fuol t ang lro.mIenryo Reasor Cross awa 11 \l . l . A.01 i'll'tll Clinton; tinle of Laurlens.l fth ~iresCt SaveitooSells SOUTH CAROLINA GERMI Attack Made by Troops Fron lina, Tennessee ancd Units Not (Associated Press Monday.) American troops-boys from New York, Tennessee, North Carolina and South 'Carolina-were in the thick or the fray Sunday which badly smashed the German positlons over a front more than 50 miles, fron the region of Arras'to La Pere. On a three mile front the Americans stormed thle Hindenburg line and cap tured the towns of llicourt and Nau roy, crossing 1he Cambrai Canal in the operations. Meanwhile to the south, the Irit-Ish stormed tle main ilindenburg defenses oil file Scheldt Canal.11, crossed the wa terway and gained the hills beyond. taking many prisonlers. To fihe north the British have their hands on Cam bral, Itl important Gerniali base, ov er which recently there has been so much tightlng. The Canadians are in tile noriwest outskirts of the city. while a naval division has reitched the soutiern envirlons. South of St. Quentin to La Fere the French have pressed forward their line and taken some 500 prisoners. Along the Chemin-des-Damcs the French have advanced their line for a distance of two miles. capturing the highest point on the famous ridge. Ii Belgium, the Belgians and Ilrit ish have driven forward and taken Diixmude. 10 miles from the North Sea WORIK OlR FlllT SAYIS (ITY FATiiEts 1rdinanlce 1'assed at .1eetint- 31ondiy NIljtht. 111y Taesu %Pnr Con In !Its re1h - eein L INly n h Ci!Y 0 )nweil :14last1al 'In (n1i, nn1 :irl IIa to Im "'o 'r F- hI'' r in e -I a i in otiher s-iti42 wh e !!! opIi i ':1 t 'i - a\.way ' ih n : w C.i' l e -n.. li n at onat rl Io r . o" - t111 I4'4 41 11 I I I 11 I I 1 I 4 il oi h I1 hill. ,1m, Dalis hillied In Fra1.111111 \Iir. Wlliiaim Soloiml recei\v(l a let ter severa'.l da~ys a-i' s-tating that .ile isiore hiere iiCvera1I 'l'as agoi andi~ who niiie manylul ri'' ni is amoni~tig theiC boyis atl girls Cit tlhe city, had madetlt thIi sui premteliC sarflee111 ini Fran1ce, ha vinie tal Ien in hattie Onl August 31st. Young Da vis was fiom li arre Cde Gra ce, .\d., and t was thle firstx soliero from t hat pla1cte to give u t his life in 1h i sC'erivice of his euni ltry' in France. ie wvas aboluti 2 1 year o' (f age an unmari il~ lriedC. While lit was her'e severTat years. a go the younltg man11 was5 vry IpopuIlari 21miotng the youngi. folks, playlig (11pIar i l 2C i a (ir m h w t p arli t 1 2 ti a a i ll e a c iv - iof his r-et. Those>1 who rlCC'it his fearlness work1 al- a foot-b-ill play'" k'now that lie av-luit tedl himl f~l whll beforei'( he was2i dono' for lby thle IIlani;. ~l.\ istra~t' .. N. Wr'ighit has movedI'C Iihi ofIfle'C fr-om the 141a1rtens NatitonalI 11an1k hllin~ig Eo 01ne oif thC smallI~ of flees on the seond floor oif t het tl cort hiomuse. ile states t hat lie will be able(1 to t al-e enre( oif orinfary'3 buiness(' in here, lbut whei tn somethIing big hap iensl lie cenn adjoturin to Ite ma in aud(1I tor'ium11 adtjolining anti dispiense jus tice fromn thle higho elea 1jon from w~ihi thle lig jud~ges I emi ber just ice withl 3l.Ie t Ci of . 1). ('. C., -wIll miteet .\londaiy a ftetnttn at I:3 o'clock withI Miss Mar'y Wro'gisun TROOPS SMASH AN LINES SUNDAY i South Carolina, North Caro New York. Exact Disclosed.% southeast of Nicuport, bringing their line into closer union with that in the region of Ypres. The capture of Dix nitide, if pressed for further gains eastward, will seriously affect the Over man submarine bases on the North Sea. The entente allied troops every where are conti nuing to make progress a'ainst the forces of the Teutonic al liance. In Belgiii, Fland'ers and France "arial advanaces have been made on 1All the fighting fronts; in Serbia tile teirritory of the overrun kingdom i, f..st being reclaimed, while in Pales 4ile the' TuIkish ariniles under the at :'''k of (General Allenhy and the i ribs m ..n. of the King o' the Iedjas have virllally ceased to exist as fighting 1un4s. \(itiolal large nul1mlibers of the en emily have been made prisoners and lar'ge tuantities of st orl' 1 have been Soc;iii'ng II relen I1 essly their vio lent attacks from near the sea in Bel giumn to the region of Verdun, the el gian, British, American and French troops are fast driv ng wedges Into thle pliely line, forcing him to retreat ()I defeating him in sanguinary bat ties. No rest Is being accorded the ;ermans and apparently thier front Is fast going to pieces under the iM Plwtus of the allied blows. .%SSOiATE FIElal) UDIRE("Olt SP'E.\, HS 11R11 310NDA1ll NIGHlT bi'iIJ le is In.i ted to Attend L.ecture 1y 3r. 11'. II. ('onlr'ena, 1 ('li amp selier. \ll.. \\. 11. Colir'.Aen, a11s!ouiale fliel h4 Ille .\m eifa Hit ('r IY (.4 . 4l ('r. iM M I." I It( 1i i. 144 a I ir - ell ' itt r I 9 i dial0 o of l'.ii' anno I l ii r. ltill. a 1 4taind . a worla-r a1 nd thoriu'll,.1y orgAanize l|be (hgpartmenoit Of 1lm Se vi44( e. Though a ini work los 1l4 n b11 y .\liss hra irey, .\lr.] I(4 i. N i l44~s, echarma o 114' formed as 4to why~ till goverInent4ll back4 s 114om14 Se'rvi44e and thalit is whly a4 ilarge ait tenl(htnee is 41rged tot' .\londay44' 1nigilt. ('ottonl 211 ('cnts. The4 11vera4ge ice~( paid( for ('(itOn iof. the' 4; iorale w r e s l ast'4 2. '~4 4 uo. 4:11i4431 being abon1(4(44 i fift point s l we 4han4the o3enina It was' )))l45 erll uns 05n1)44)') a4 4d for 4041h4y and4 11hat till lar 1ger3 ('rop4 esite4301'''1 was aleady be in1g i s'coun14ted. Consk1erable 314414 ('(on4 is blei4n 544hl and1( some1 is In-ing iput into0 /i'o tIl3nurens1 ('oniy 3 Schlool ('hIiilren, Selhool lhas closed for the week, and)4 (our1 plan1s cannot h1) e carr'iied 0out for3 ra ising money for the4 lledI Cross 1,1inenl Shlower', as we cannot mee131Ct collective 13'. 1 low.efer, we are I'alsking 'elh 1)4 tpil tol Iaise the 25 ('entls individuially and14 tur 41in not1 hl:er' than~l M.onday, O('toberl ih. it schlt has not, open'4 ''4 by' then.4 a4 ('omm1iIne ill relcev I at4 !Hid Cross~i~ ro 444, (4r it ('nn4 heC hande 34(o3 an) o3.'(f thet teaches.441 \lts5. ICmn Ita 110operl, H\x'e. SCC., .J441(4'nine ( a 1 (15m . LAURENS COUNTY FOR $800,0 PISTOL SHOT ENDS POLICE3IAN'S LIFE T. It. Peninger Almost Instantly Killed lat Shtron. Bullet Enters llack. York, Sept. 30.--T. '. Peninger, aged 15, blacksmith and emergency police man at Sharon, York County, was shot and instantly killed by Tom licks of Gastonia, N. C., at 12 o'clock today. The hullet -was fired at close range from the rear, entering the back near the spinal column and penetrating the -st in the region of the heart, pro (1iteing death within a few ruinutes. Pellinger. in Company with Iltier "tevo, mayor of Sharon. was read 'ng at warrmit to Iliiks and companion, who gave his name as lirown, pre iiininary to placing them inder arrest, charged with violatilng a municipal or dinance, when iieks sxltck Penilgerl on Ihe head with his pistol, while tirown drew his r evolver and covered .al ayor l'lox ico. Pen in ger who was unlt :rmi'd, not being oil ditly a a 1 poliCe inan regularly. turned to enter his blacksm itli shop, with the apparent idea of securing a weapon when illeks slot him in te 1vback. IHicks and Brown fled immediately after the shooting and tonight are be ing pu rsued by a posse with blood holinds in the swamps of Turikey Creek near the Chester County line. Coroner Alclanus reached Sharon late this evening to hold an Inquest. lrwown's real name is said to lie .loore and he is said to'be from Charleston. Three white women who lately came to Sharon and have been responsible for some disorder and tle presence of iaiy stranigers thevre, were ' arested tis; evenhi. though they are not di 1lit ly eiontetd whit the traed'y. p.. SiT!')I l:Si'\i .Wre l ir t ill, - I t: : I h ii i in \l fiiu- .\mrivans enlitri 1 a la ; : a ntu ot (;Ir:1an amnumit ition " v~ii"" '. iid in th r' a (io i ; t -\r I i :-)i wll i I tt ' ti. t Iwasi cutnse of th lilti fromt Atmericant lontg tatnge gunts whicht hai the tange (of the bridges a crtosst te .\l ous. At intervals dutritig the (lay (tor miani avxiators at taikedl the Amer'ioans int this ,otot with mtacinti gttns bt wire driven ott by the antI-aircraftt torceos tmotvinig wit h the Infant ry. A fmi~tetltack bty Germantt inuiltr aloni2 the ilbow~ oif the .\1-n 'lth of lanner~tonsi w~as troeInl ei thi 1-nor Pe hv 'h -\utvie:--. The ais.;n!! h Ilrue k 'iiht i tohellpeati and a *Ameienn~ big gtns are ntIt1w reachuiig tar lbeyn Othe ii Germn tines. l'irtes n ' itil and'tt( at ot hir plints are at.. it i ihe :ii tii wer! oetf Ithe An i hani "tnutnes. Shellsu are reptet d to lbe faling on (ontsen voy e, Duttn-Sutr-\lous anid (on other towns far In the rear oif the Gter mani linies. Thte brtid ues over I the3 .\euse also are bteing hiotmbarded, I ts chiok ing the exits of fle Getrmans withdraw Amii 'lu iCa t nginetrs are butsy closeo 'winthe adi ivatnced line repiinltg ' mii- a nid riehs antd liretltnr a wa'y for the moi~viiment of uirtillety and trtuel: icident to a T'a ild ad' antie have beetn trelievedl en nildt eInn 1 me t U It,,.... ASKED) 10 LIBERTY LOAN Campaign Already Begun. by Workers SUBSCRIP TIONS FREELY COMING IN Woten are Organizing Rapidly an& Meii are to "Mop up" on 'iose They Leave eilnd. Every Interest in the County to be R4epresented In the Totail. The big Liberty Loan campaign ha. been launched and subscri pt ions an arady bin adg iade il this connty. Several large subscriptions have al ready beeni reported, one for $ ',000 and oie for $2,000 and the battl(e haw just begun. Laur11en0s couity is asked for $800,000 in this drive and is ex plce1d to go the litiil. 'ha irmnan Aiken is gitinig his organization in ,ine and before the end of t.he week it is expectid the sulsription s wil btegin to pour in. The woinen ny the Council of Def'ense have alread per lecled their organization and are. lay ing plans for a systematic caipaign. Reports from o1ier parts of thr co untr are to file effeet that tihe ap peal of the governmen t for funrds Is being met like the boys Onl the wester. front are meeting the Germans. They are putting it. over. Two wester, states have already exceeded their 1l lotment and Alaska has gone far he yond. South Carolina has not ye.t ho ,,un to report. but the indications are that she will ie equal to the eimerg ency. 01r the $R00.,00 apportioned to lat rens Conilty the City of -Laurens has beeni aIpport iongdf $:.0:3.1110. E e town. wvith banlks is apportioned a rnn nonnit blit 11 a,balance is left Im mt . ral . b ir Th W( for '14 y V.,' (I1f I Ii I' ' .t ls 1iI I I I... .i i~ i . I '.' 3 1Wrni iI* I S1 vl fn ! - 1 -. I'' i t i i -h r-.r lA F1 ) 1on t (i ta i hI tolt p r 'd r:tor t Olay i'roff \v'eas a ,g b. a b' N t hin - Itioeedoie.Iu lheeu iiiii fromd hai e soiti heng don h'vC t' it 0 '(it ga lintieI ta lior. li il)('li Inhtie r n(' to t he(Ct O prear t('iosfo houiis h runs hehre f'ou1 lnieli' for watein t iose carisent theki~ Nationalii timaer rSoield hs hee farmsd from the souitest ('ornerit of. tei cord hus nd roiunds afrns. pandi ohe neeng of(1 the1 Ptreet4on ('he smlith. him on th(4 lootrI oppos)(~iei t rCi to- efect tin moriitie teos''l tohor Wl4ill !lintp,..ellv nilahor 1hrt' : on tiute Earadi to the.e